Freed Verse

Actors Ed Asner and Ed Begley Jr. will join other artists and authors in giving voice to the prose and poetry of prison inmates’ families in a fund-raiser for Friends Outside.

The event, called Poetic Justice, will be held at 2 p.m. June 1 at a location to be announced. Tickets are $50 in advance. For reservations or details, call (818) 795-7609.